Flood control should be under NG

DEFENSE Secretary Gilberto C. Teodoro on Wednesday said flood control projects must fall under the mandate of the National Government (NG) given their scale and complexity.

“It should serve as a lesson that flood control should be a National Government initiative because river systems cannot be left at the hands of the municipality, district or province, considering it involves heavy construction, engineering, design and work,” he told reporters in mixed English and Filipino after a situational briefing in Quezon City.

He said the president himself was not satisfied when the President’s Infrastructure Plan Program was not followed.

“This should be a lesson that we should continue implementation of the masterplan for the river and road system, immediately.” — Chloe Mari A. Hufana